Purging Files

Whenever you load data(files) through Data Integration, three types of files are stored;

1. The file you uploaded, which is stored in the inbox directory.
2. The export file, which is stored in the outbox directory.
3. The data file, which is stored in the data directory.

All these files remain on the server and over time, disk storage space can get full. Your administrator can then delete some of these files using the Maintain Application Folder option in Data Management. This option enables you to purges file from the inbox, outbox, and data folder directories. Data Management accepts a separate Days to Keep parameter for each of the folders. If the value is not specified for a specific folder, Data Management skips the folder.

In addition, Data Management checks the inbox and outbox subdirectories under the respective folders and deletes any files. In the data subdirectory, Data Management skips the scripts directory because it holds customer scripts.

For more information, see Maintain Application Folder in Administering Data Management for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.